Nepal Basketball League Explained

Nepal Basketball League
Current Season:2019 Nepal Basketball League season
Last Season:2019
Upcoming Season:2020
Sport:Basketball
Founded:2018
Inaugural:2018
Teams:8
Country: Nepal
Champion:The Times International Club (1st title)
Champ Season:2019
Most Successful Club:Golden Gate International Club
The Times International Club
(1 title)
Women's Nepal Basketball League
Current Season:2019 Nepal Basketball League season
Last Season:2019
Upcoming Season:2020
Sport:Basketball
Founded:2019
Inaugural:2019
Teams:4
Country: Nepal
Champion:Nepal Police Club (1st title)
Champ Season:2019
Most Successful Club:Nepal Police Club
(1 title)

The Nepal Basketball League (नेपाल बास्केटबल लिग), also known as Kwiks Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball league in Nepal, comprising 10 men's teams and 4 women's teams.[1]

The league was founded in 2018 and held its first season in the same year. The league also introduced the Women's Nepal Basketball League from its second season in 2019.[2]

Teams

Current Nepal Basketball League teams

TeamCourtFirst seasonCity
Budhanilkantha Municipality Basketball ClubGolfutar Basketball Court2018Budanilkantha
Golden Gate International ClubGolden Gate International College2018Kathmandu
Kirtipur Basketball ClubNaya Bazaar Club2018Kirtipur
Nepal Police ClubNational Police Academy2019Kathmandu
Royal Basketball ClubRoyal Basketball Academy2019Lalitpur
South Siders Basketball ClubSt Xavier's College2018Kathmandu
The Times International ClubThe Times International College2019Kathmandu
Tribhuwan Army ClubArmy Officer's Club2018Kathmandu
Hounds Academy Surya Futsal2023Kathmandu
Rasagya NetsBhangal Basketball Court2023Budhanilkantha

Current Women's Nepal Basketball League teams

TeamFirst season
Iso Kite2019
Nepal Police Club2019
Saipal Academy2019
Samriddhi Gorillas2019

Former teams

TeamCourtDurationCity
Bishal Milan KendraBishal Milan Kendra2018Kathmandu
Himalayan HoundsShankar Dev Campus2018Kathmandu
Xavier International CollegeXavier International College2018Kathmandu

Summary

SeasonNepal Basketball LeagueWomen's Nepal Basketball League
ChampionScoreRunner-upChampionScoreRunner-up
2018Golden Gate International College97–96Nepal Army Club
2019The Times International Club88–71Nepal Army ClubNepal Police Club65–52Samriddhi Gorillas

Titles by club

Nepal Basketball League

ClubChampionsRunners-upThird Place
Golden Gate International Club1 (2018)
The Times International Club1 (2019)
Nepal Army Club2 (2018, 2019)
Bishal Milan Kendra1 (2018)
Nepal Police Club1 (2019)

Women's Nepal Basketball League

ClubChampionsRunners-up
Nepal Police Club1 (2019)
Samriddhi Gorillas1 (2019)

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: KWIKS Basketball league to kick off from February 17. 2018-02-16. The Himalayan Times. 2018-03-31. en-US.
  2. Web site: Nepal\'s first ever women\'s basketball league from Saturday. kathmandupost.com. English. 2019-12-31.